Haywood Offers Free Annual Sports Physicals for the 2021-2022 School Year

Haywood Regional Medical Center and Haywood Sports Medicine will host their annual sports physicals for area middle and high school student-athletes in May 2021. For COVID-19 safety, students from each school will have a designated time to attend. The physicals are free, and insurance is not required.

Physicals for Bethel Middle School and Canton Middle School will be held on Tuesday, May 18 at the Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center located at 75 Leroy George Dr., Clyde, NC 28721. Bethel Middle School students may drop in from 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Canton Middle School students may drop in from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Physicals for Tuscola High School and Waynesville Middle School will be held on Thursday, May 27 at Tuscola High School gymnasium located at 564 Tuscola School Rd., Waynesville NC 28786. Tuscola High School students may drop in from 3:30 – 5:30 pm. Waynesville Middle School students may drop in from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Rising 6^th grade student-athletes need to attend the date for the representing school they will be attending in the coming school year. Participants must have all required forms with them signed by parents and completed to receive their physical. It is not necessary to sign up for an appointment, just come anytime during the allotted time frame for your representing school. Contact your school’s front office for registration paperwork and further information or questions.

Any student-athlete that does not participate in this free event, will have to consult their primary care physician or pediatrician to obtain their sports physical evaluation. Need to find a primary care doctor? Call 800.424.DOCS (3627) be connected with a provider.